It’s been a minute, lets back on the Old School Sunday tip. This week we go back to Joe Gruttola’s run from the 1988 AFA Masters in Wayne, New Jersey. In the 17 Expert class where he took 1st Place.
It’s been a minute, lets back on the Old School Sunday tip. This week we go back to Joe Gruttola’s run from the 1988 AFA Masters in Wayne, New Jersey. In the 17 Expert class where he took 1st Place.
Opposite whiplashes , rapid back to back chick squeaks ( I’ve been trying to re-learn single chick squeaks , scuff the chicken a circle , do another one …..the EASY way , haha ! ) rolling his switch foot steam and actually crossing over INWARD ( every rider I’ve seen do this , EVERY rider …..has always crossed over OUTWARD into a staple gun ! ) into a staple gun , fire pinks , back yard one legged rolls , etc , etc…….Grutolla was a RIPPER for sure . Smooth style and he could freestyle his lines well when they would take an unexpected turn . To this day I still have photos on my wall of Gruttola ( I STILL live @ momma’s casa @ 47 YEARS OLD , haha…..the BMX version of the movie ” Step brothers ” , haha ! ) and I’m always stoked searching for ANY riding footage of him on the web . I remember back in 1988 reading Freestyle , Freestylin , Super BMX and Freestyle , and Freestyle Spectacular magazine …..being AMMMMPED whenever Joe had photos in them ! Thank you E.C.D. YouTube channel and Big-E for this O.S.S. ! I can never watch enough of Grutolla , Huddleston , Dull , both Castillo’s or Rob Compton ! All of their A.F.A. contest runs !